Semarang vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Semarang Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$488
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1113
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$218
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$360
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
60
70
😀 Quality of life
58
65
🏙️ Population
1.62M
10.6M

The cost of living in Semarang is 3% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8757th and 8645th ($488 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 489th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Semarang compared to 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Semarang ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 6083rd and 5294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Shijiazhuang

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Semarang Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.65
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.1
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.98
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.5
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.75%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1276
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$597
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.21
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.19
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.3
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.1
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$44.2
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$4870

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Distance City Cost of living
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$422
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$409
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$471
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$445
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$482
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$456
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$478
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$447
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$523
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$488
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$440
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$413
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$409
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$551
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$384
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$457
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$534
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$490
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$470
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$561
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$555
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$480
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$400
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$699
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$567
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$665
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$517
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$511
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$1134
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$834
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$489
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$429
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$459
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$449
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$402
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$470
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$390
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$413

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707